Resident poet will read selections, sign books
BLOOMINGTON — A poetry reading and book signing by Andrew Hubbard of Brown County will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 at The Venue Fine Art & Gifts, 114 S. Grant St. Hubbard will read selected poems from his soon-to-be-published sixth poetry book, “Hit a Snag.”
Hoopnet maker will demonstrate craft March 30
Fourth generation hoopnet maker Larry Haycraft will give a net-making demonstration with his apprentice from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at the Brown County Public Library. After the demonstration, a program will follow at 2 p.m. The event is part of the Traditional Arts Indiana Apprenticeship Program. Guests can learn more about the TAI, new Indiana Heritage Fellowships and traditional arts practices in the state.
Haycraft and his apprentice, his son, Samuel Haycraft, are part of a family known for unique and signature oval nets from Pike County. The nets are made to fish in shallow and swift running water. Samuel marks the fifth generation of net makers in the family.
For more information, visit browncountylibrary.info, call 812-988-2850, or stop in at the library, 205 Locust Lane.
Free poetry workshop, reading at library
In honor of National Poetry Month, a two-hour poetry workshop will begin at 4 p.m. followed by poetry reading from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4 at the Brown County Public Library.
The workshop will be led by Indiana University professor Catherine Bowman and a master of fine arts graduate student. The events are free and open to the public, but registration is required for the workshop. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information or to register, stop by the library, 205 Locust Lane, or call 812-988-2850.
Photo contest open for preservation subjects
The Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology is accepting photos for its annual Historic Preservation Month photo contest. It’s looking for photos of something that has been preserved, is in the process of being preserved, or needs to be preserved.
The subject in the photo must be in Indiana and at least 50 years old. It must show something that was designed and/or built. The contest deadline is Friday, April 5.
For more information or to register, visit dnr.IN.gov/historic/3994.htm.
Brown County Inn hosting storytelling nights
The Brown County Radio Hour, in collaboration with the Nashville Arts & Entertainment Commission and the Brown County Inn, will present a Story Slam series on the second Thursday of April, May and June.
Each story must be true as the teller remembers it, about themselves, told without notes in front of the audience, and be 5 minutes or less in length.
The event will be recorded and presented as a podcast on the Brown County Radio Hour and the winner will have his or her story featured on an episode of the Brown County Hour on WFHB.
The first event will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11. The story topic is “Fish out of water.”
Other dates and topics are: Thursday, May 9, “The ‘morel’ of the story,” and Thursday, June 13, “The Liar’s Bench.”
For more information, to submit an interest form, or to read the rules, visit the event website at browncountyhour.com/home/story.
Writer’s conference coming back to Nashville
The Brown County History Center will be the site of the 2nd Annual Writer’s Conference on Saturday, April 13. Five speakers will discuss topics important to aspiring writers, such as executing your own public relations, writing romance, sales, motivation and getting published.
A panel discussion may occur as well, including illustrators, editors and publisher Debi Stanton.
The event is to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost of attending is $50 per person; lunch is not included. The History Center is at 90 E. Gould St.
Payment can be made through PayPal to [email protected]. For more information, email Stanton at [email protected] or call 812-371-4128.
Local artist will paint with children in April
In celebration of Earth Day, local artist Patricia Rhoden-Bartels will conduct painting demonstrations at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14.
On Saturday, Rhoden-Bartels will be set up at a vista at the Brown County State Park Nature Center. On Sunday, she will be at the new Singing Winds Visitor Center at T.C. Steele State Historic Site.
Children ages 5 to 16 can sign up at the state park office to paint along with Rhoden-Bartels at the Nature Center or to interpret a work by art master T.C. Steele at the historic site. Materials will be provided. She will guide up to 15 kids during each painting session. Setup will begin at 1 p.m.; painting will start at 2 p.m.
The state park entrance fee will apply.
The events are part of Arts In The Parks supported by the Indiana Art Council and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Spring art workshops offered downtown
Art workshops are available in April and June at the Brown County Art Guild, 48 S. Van Buren St.
From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13, artist Rena Brouwer will teach an “I SEE” shapes and forms workshop. She will guide students in drawing forms, patterns and shapes to create a more spontaneous subject in any media. The workshop costs $58.50 per guild member or $65 per non-member.
“Landscape Painting, Inspired by the Masters” will be taught from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15 and again Sunday, June 16 by guild member artist Pamela Chase. Each workshop costs $247.50 per guild member or $275 per non-member.
For more information or to sign up, visit bcartguild.org or call 812-988-6185.
Popular Victorian tea planned in April
The Brown County Art Gallery will serve its annual Victorian tea Sunday, April 14. The theme is “Entertaining with Silver in the Victorian Era.”
Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. for shopping with vendors. Tea will be served at 2 p.m., followed by the program. The fundraiser for the gallery foundation will include favors, a raffle and door prizes, as well as contests for “best tea attire” and “best hat.”
Advance reservations are required by April 8. Tickets are $37 per person. For reservations, email [email protected] or call 812-988-4609. For more information, visit browncountyartgallery.org.
Art competition open to high school students
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-Indiana) invites all high school students who are residents of Indiana’s Ninth Congressional District to enter the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. The winner will have his or her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year.
Students can submit original, two-dimensional artwork to Hollingsworth’s district offices in Jeffersonville or Franklin. Local artists and others from across the district will judge the competition. The judges’ scores will be worth 80 percent of the overall score, with the number of “likes” each submission receives on Facebook representing the other 20 percent.
To be considered, students must hand-deliver or mail a flash drive with a high-resolution photo of their entry, along with typed release forms, to Hollingsworth’s Jeffersonville or Franklin offices before 5 p.m. Monday, April 15.
For a complete list of the rules and guidelines, visit Hollingsworth.house.gov/art or email [email protected].
Meet other weavers, spinners at library event
The next Weave-in, Spin-in at the Brown County Public Library will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20. Teens and adults are welcome to bring looms, spindles and wheels, share projects and ideas and ask questions. Experts and beginners are welcome. No registration is needed.
For more information or with questions, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Wine and Canvas coming to Rawhide Rnanch
CAMP ROBERTS — From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, Rawhide Ranch will host its first Wine and Canvas painting event at 1292 State Road 135 South.
A snack and all supplies will be provided for $35 per person. A cash bar with wine and beer will be available, beginning at 5 p.m.
To reserve a seat, call 812-988-0085. For more information, visit facebook.com/events/260127618244488.
Local artist will conduct painting demonstrations
As part of the Wildflower Foray celebration, local artist Patricia Rhoden-Bartels will conduct painting demonstrations Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28. The demonstrations are part of Arts In The Parks supported by The Indiana Art Council and Indiana DNR.
On Saturday, Rhoden-Bartels will conduct a sunset painting demonstration at 5 p.m. at Brown County State Park’s Hesitation Point. Set-up will begin at 4 p.m. Naturalist David Mow will provide environmental dialog; the park entrance fee will apply.
On Sunday, Rhoden-Bartels will demonstrate plein air painting at 2 p.m. at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site. At 1 p.m., she will set up to paint daffodils or other wildflowers for the demonstration.
Learn to paint watercolor flowers at library
CORDRY-SWEETWATER — The Cordry-Sweetwater Branch Library will offer a free workshop on painting watercolor flowers from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27.
No experience is necessary. Supplies will be provided; registration is required. Register by calling the Cordry-Sweetwater Branch Library at 317-933-9229 or the Brown County Public Library at 812-988-2850.
Photos, poetry combine for National Poetry month
Local artist Michele Pollock will present a free program, “The Art of Looking,” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 28 at the Brown County Public Library. To mark National Poetry month, Pollock will show photographs taken in Brown County and will read her corresponding poetry.
Historic site will host workshops in May
BELMONT — Heather Winslow LeFebvre will conduct “Nature Journaling in the Footsteps of T.C. Steele” two Saturdays in May at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site, 4220 T.C. Steele Road.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the May 11 program will be for children 8 to 12.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the May 18 program will be for individuals 13 and older. The events are funded by a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission as part of Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites for 2019.
Learn to sketch native plants at state park
Rachel Johnson will lead a program, “Sketching Indiana Native Plants,” at Brown County State Park on a series of Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 25, June 22, July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28.
The events are funded by a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission as part of Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites for 2019.
Art guild opens three new spring exhibits
Three new exhibits are open at the Brown County Art Guild, 48 S. Van Buren St. They are all on display through Sunday, May 26.
“Nascence, A Beginning,” in the main and upper galleries, features new works for sale by guild member artists.
“Portrait & Figurative” in the special exhibition gallery includes works by member artists.
“Portrait & Figurative” in the loft gallery contains a new display of rare works from the guild permanent collection.
The nonprofit art guild also offers artist demonstrations, workshops, special exhibits and other events during the year. For more information, visit facebook.com/BrownCountyArt Guild or call 812-988-6185.
Events coming up at music park, campground
BEAN BLOSSOM — Bill Monroe Music Park and Campground, 5163 State Road 135 North, will host several music festivals this year, as follows:
- May 29 to June 2 — John Hartford Memorial Festival
- June 8 to 16 — Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival
- June 13 — Shenandoah concert
- Aug. 22 to 24 — Bean Blossom Blues Fest
- Sept. 3 to 8 — Biker Fest
- Sept. 18 to 22 — Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days
For more information, visit billmonroemusicpark.com or call 812-988-6422.
Shared art studio space available in town
B3 Gallery has created a space for artists and the community to come together.
S3, the Nashville “shared studio and maker space” is on the second floor of the gallery at 61 W. Main St. It is a meeting area for artists, craftspeople, inventors, clubs, seminars, classes or individuals.
S3 can provide painting and drawing easels, an alternative process darkroom, macro photography equipment, a digital projector, a glass annealing kiln and burnout kiln, PCB etching equipment and tanks, leaded glass tools, metal forming and casting tools, electronics and robotics fabrication tools, various computer numerical control tools, a scroll saw, band saw, drill press, centrifuge, bench grinder/polisher, laser cutter/engraver, air compressor, vacuum pumps and chemistry vent hood.
The organizers seek “fun, energetic, enthusiastic and creative people to bring life to the space.”
Donations of under-utilized equipment or specialty tools also are being accepted.
For more information, call S3 at 812-369-6969, email [email protected], or visit meetup.com/preview/S3-the-Nashville-Shared-Studio-Maker-Space.
Gallery requests local artists to display work
The Paint Box art gallery, 92 W. Franklin in Antique Alley, is celebrating its 45th year in Nashville. The gallery, on the corner of Jefferson and Franklin, displays a variety of artwork. Artists interested in displaying their work can contact Manager Sherry Barnett at 812-597-0039.
Gallery seeking artwork to display
B3 Gallery, in downtown Nashville at 61 W. Main St., is expanding. The owners are seeking artists to display 2-D and 3-D work.
Artists would have a co-op type arrangement but with no work requirements.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 812-988-6675.
